螳臂当车的故事
During the Warring States period, there is a called the Lv of the scholars, the monarch of the state of Lu heard that he is very knowledgeable, he summoned him and asked him to tell how to administer a country, LV can not afford to refuse, the monarch of the state of Lu said: "to implement respectful and thrift, Zhuoyong faithful and righteous people, administrative selfless, the people who dare to peace and do not do?"
战国时期,有一个叫将闾的学者,鲁国的国君听说他很有见识,便召见他,请他讲一讲如何治理国家的事,将闾推辞不掉,便对鲁国的国君说:“要实行恭敬和节俭,擢用公正忠诚的人,行政大公无私,人民谁敢不和睦相处呢?”
The LV left the king of Lu, always feel said he does not have to, so he found had the fame of a scholar, named Ji Che, the LV to Ji Che said the words said to the king of Lu and asked Ji Che said whether the. Ji Che listens not to say to never say no, it will give Lu told a little story.
将闾离开鲁国国君,总觉得自己说的不一定对,于是他找到当时很有名望的一个学者,名叫季彻,将闾向季彻说了给鲁国国君说的话,问季彻自己说的是否对。季彻听了没有说对也没有说不对,就给将闾讲了一个小故事。
Ji Che said: "one day he drove out on the road to see a mantis in a rut. It saw my car over, struggling to lift the arms, in an attempt to stop the advance of the my car, I looked at his appearance and admire and poor, admire his courage and poor it overreached. " And he laughed.
季彻说:“一天他驾车出游,路上见一个螳螂在车辙里。它看到我的车子过来了,便奋力举起了它的双臂,企图阻止我的车子前进,我看着他的样子又佩服又可怜,佩服它的勇敢,可怜它的不自量力。”说完他哈哈的笑了。
Kicking against the pricks the LV surprised and said: "Mr. is said to the king of Lu said according to me to do, to realize the rule of Shengming, as Mantis Scotch is incapable of it!" Ji Che didn't answer, he said: "the greatest sage of world governance practices is, conform to the popular nature of the activity to complete enlightenment, Gaiyi customs. In this way, people can get rid of the harmful thoughts and enhance the aspirations of the only way. It seems to be natural to form, and I do not know why this is so. In order to make the world all the same in nature, we must make the inner stability."
螳臂挡车将闾吃惊地说:“先生是说鲁国国君照我说的去做,要实现圣明之治,如同螳螂挡车是不能胜任的吧!”季彻没有回答,他说:“最伟大的圣人治理天下的做法是,顺应民心的自然活动,来完成教化,改易俗习。这样人民都能去掉有害心思,增进专一于道的志向。就好像随本性自然形成,而不知为什么会这样。要使天下皆同一于自然之德,必须使内心安定才是。”
Lu king according to the insights of Lv to govern the country, trouble a day than a day more, even oneself also in danger, he would no longer apply.
鲁国的国君照将闾的见解治理国家,麻烦事一天比一天多,连自己也处于危险境地,他就不再实行了。